Brian Hill

Herbert Reich Chair of Natural Science, Deep Springs College

Courses

Spring 2026 Proposals

Whichever is picked, I am as excited about my last semester of teaching as I was of the first. Each course proposal is a reminder of the extent to which physics provides a beautiful, versatile, and unified view of the world. In order of increasing prerequisites, my three proposals for Spring Semester 2026 are:

• Big-Bang Cosmology
• Analog Electronics
• Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Statistical Physics

Fall 2025

• Classical Mechanics

Past

• Past Courses

Presentations and Publications

• Presentations and Publications

Weather Forecasts, Historical Weather, Dark Sky, Air Quality, Fire, and GIS Links

Weather Forecasts

• Weather Underground 10-day forecasts for Dyer and Bishop
• Apple Dark Sky app forecast for Deep Springs
• Norway Meteorological Institute forecast for Deep Springs
• Norway Meteorological Institute forecast for The Elephant
• Astrospheric astronomical forecast for Deep Springs
• ClearDarkSky astronomical forecast for Deep Springs Observatory
• Windy graphical wind map

Historical Weather

• National Weather Service MesoWest Weather Conditions at Deep Springs
• Other weather stations

Dark Sky

• Dark Site Finder interactive map centered on Deep Springs College

Air Quality

• PurpleAir air quality map centered on Deep Springs College

Satellite Imagery and Fire Information

• GOES West Pacific Southwest GeoColor
• NASA FIRMS (Fire Information for Resource Management System)
• RAMMB/CIRA GOES-17 fire temperature animation for Northern and Central California

Geology and GIS

• California Fault Activity Map centered on Deep Springs College
• At Inyo County Public Maps choose “Inyo County GIS Data Map”

More Links

• Home page of Deep Springs Observatory
• Deep Springs College faculty listing